₦airaland Forum

tutudesz:
Miyetti Allah and IPOB constant insults on Ethnic leaders contributed to the trust issue ahead of 2023.

True. All in all, 2023 will be very interesting. Funny enough, both of those groups(Fulani and Igbo) could very well end up working together to get presidency and VP

tutudesz:
Hopefully they can fix it, but trust is one big issue

True. The problem now is that whatsoever sense of "unity" the country had has been destroyed, now everybody will feel empowered to pursue an ethnic agenda at the expense of the country. That's probably why the North is so hesitant to agree to zoning to the south

tutudesz:
With the present national assembly members, I doubt if any useful law will be made toward that direction.

Well, there's a time for everything. One "benefit" of the Buhari administration is that everyone now sees how flawed our democratic institutions are, and the urgent need to fix them.

tutudesz:
True federalism where 6 region exist and resource Control exist will never happen, dual to selfish Region

Yes, we're both on the same page. Thats the only way "Nigeria" will work as an entity

True federalism is the only answer, that or everyone goes his way. Shikena

it go be like this most likely

President- NE
VP- SE
Senate President- SW
Speaker- MB
Attorney General- SS/ND
Chief Justice- NW

It seems that the herdsmen crisis can be divided into 3 groups
Religious Extremism
Crime Syndicates
Poverty

While the 1st one may be out of the governments hand, the 2nd and 3rd one can be defeated. What needs to happen is intense investment into the human resources the North has, such as schools, hospitals, roads, etc. Also, although some may not like this, a revised form of RUGA may help as well. I suggest that the Land Use Act is repealed, and that state governors in the NE and NW buy land from people in these areas. Hopefully this would be a win win for all parties involved

7lives:
Did you just say funds from Lagos?, owo Eko, Eko lo ngbe.
I will personally recommend that a GREAT WALL be erected between SW and the rest of the south..
Abi no be from SW dem comot midwest?, e koshi danu jor.

E ma binu pada mi

Aconomist:
Why don't they build Calabar to Lagos before linking Lagos with Kano?

The funny thing is that line can be constructed with funds from Lagos state alone. But then, linking up the SE SW and SS/ND would mean improving the economy of the South while leaving that of the North. So, it wont be built for a while

NRC should be made a quasi- federal organization. That way, private investors can build and help manage rail lines. Cuz I don't see how the FG can pay all these loans

privatize the refineries... all of them

Its really looking like we may have another Northerner as president. I don't see who can stop the Atiku/Obi duo in the South, unless both parties agree to zone to the SE, which is unlikely. We'll see tho

MASTAkiLLAh:
and who will restructure ? The northern NA members and political leaders are strictly against it while the southerners dont even have the numbers in both houses of assembly and are even too afraid to suggest such a thing because it'll affect their political fortunes. We're headed for a hard reset whether we like it or not except God intervenes

God help us

MASTAkiLLAh:
then they made sure they stiffled diaspora remittances at the peak period of the year when the economy needed it most

Its sad bro. This is exactly why I say that the only way Nigeria will survive is if we return to regionalism using the 6 geopolitical zones as federating units with resource control and whatnot. Cuz the center cannot hold for much longer

owobokiri:
No single person in that government has any sort of serious business acumen... The undocumented illegal Chinese miners all over Nigeria might be making more money for China through mining than nigeria makes through oil.... You will think I'm joking but if you know how the Chinese operate, you will need no body to tell you that for them to risk fulani herdsmen and Boko Haram to go mining illegaly in northern nigeria means they're making a kill...

They refuse to face the facts that oil revenue is no longer capable of funding this country... diasporans are sending more money than the amount we get from oil revenues. I just pity those who keep on pretending

Make una sell the country to chinko then... nonsense

all na talk... PDP will simply run back the Atiku/Obi ticket and its a wrap/ I don't know why Yorubas cannot see this. Besides, restructuring should be our number one priority, not presidency

why dont regional bodies within NERC regulate prices per geopolitical zone..... not all regions can afford a uniform price. This is what true federalism is all about....

Abohboy:
Eritrea is a dictatorship and the leader clearly doesn’t want anything to do with Ethiopia unless they become a democracy and choose a new leader I don’t see Ethiopia getting access to the sea without him dying or being taken out first.

No. Ethiopia and Eritrea are actually improving relations, and recently Eritrea offered assistance to Ethiopia during the Tigray offensive. So, I do think he would be open to it if he retains a position in the new govt. It's convincing the people of Ethiopia and Eritrea that will take work. But, I still think it can happen

AskiaHarem:
Nigeria should start out with absorbing West Africa kicking out the French and revitalizing the region. Then strengthen ties with Central Africa(Cameroon, Chad, both Congos, Gabon, Angola etc). Ethiopia and Eritrea are liabilities they routinely flip flop between Pan Africanism and Anti-Africanisn. They also tend to give the middle finger to the rest of Africa and boot lick Westerners and Arabs when the moment suits them. There a potential future Trojan Horse. Relations with them can remain standard. I'd rather see Tanzania as the primary Eastern allie. Sure closer ties to Egypt can work but not to close same with Morocco and Algeria. South Africa can stay bilateral as it is.

I still think we can work w/ Ethiopia & Eritrea. They do have an important history in the continent, and Addis Adaba is still widely regarded as the political capital of Africa. All Ethiopia needs to unlock its potential is access to the sea, which Eritrea has. You can convince the Eritreans that reunification as a federation will allow them to reap the dividends of democracy, and also attract investment to the country, since the ports will be busy

IGpro1:
you need more Education...Ethiopia is largely a Christian state, Eritrea is an Islamic country with sharia. We are also advocating same for Nigeria ,a break up. To let each religion go

Eritrea is not a Muslim country. I think Christians outnumber Muslims there 60/40

Abohboy:
Cobalt, lithium, gold and diamonds are not being hissed out cobalt and lithium are the minerals of the future you cannot build a battery or any smart device without them, so no, I agree with the countries you mentioned, jonathan actually wanted to fund inga dam project but he was voted out before the project could start off. DRC could provide power to the whole of central and west Africa with inga dam alone think about 80 000MW of power produced from 4 dams in one river and that’s inga for you. DRC is blessed as a country but cursed with leadership and terrorism funded by the west.

True. Leadership is a problem in DRC as well tho. DRC is a lot like Nigeria, oozing with potential but cursed by unpatriotic leaders

Abohboy:
Nigeria needs federalism just as much as DRC but another problem in DRC is Western powered terrorists which cause instability allowing for illegal smuggling of raw materials

True, but you know most of these minerals are starting to be phased out. Also, Rwanda is a problem there as well, as they've been smuggling minerals. I think Nigeria should strengthen our ties with DRC, Ethiopia & Eritrea, Egypt, and South Africa. Cuz these are the countries that I think have the most potential in Africa

Abohboy:
Even with such bad leadership we are still leading the continent, and Nigerians are waking up we are going to vote for Sowore in 2023 and Nigeria will be revolutionised the only way to a good Nigeria is restructuring and re drafting of the 1999 constitution. We will make it there, and yes every single African country can become great but not all can become superpowers Austria is an example and Switzerland they are both highly developed but they aren’t World superpowers only Russia, France and the UK are world superpowers, same way only Nigeria, Egypt and maybe South Africa are going to be superpowers as of now, even though DRC and Ethiopia are high contenders waht they’re experiencing st the omens stops them from achieving it.

DRC/Zaire needs federalism, and Ethiopia and Eritrea need to reunite(Abyssinia). Thats what will enable those two to progress

we should be a trillion dollar economy with our population....

The ports in the niger delta should be utilized in the meantime

Truthfully, Nigeria wasted the oil money big time over the years. Wise leaders would have invested in infrastructure, education, and healthcare to ensure that the citizens were equipped to succeed later on. Instead, it was wasted through absolute frivolities. This coming decade, many will begin to realize that the country’s most important asset is no longer oil, but her people. Regions/ ethnic groups that invested in human capital will reap the benefits, while those who didn’t will suffer for it

Community policing would significantly reduce the no. of attacks by BH. The kingdom of Heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force

IGBOSON1:
All these stupid gimmicks and playing-to-the-gallery by useless politicians! Was it any useless ‘development commission’ that got Singapore and UAE (countries Nigeria was better than in the 60s) to become the shining lights of development they are today?

Fools! Keep on doing things the ‘Nigerian way’ and still expect development!

Bros this should be supported by everyone, especially we Southerners. It is a step closer to regionalism, which is exactly what will move this nation forward

Sammy07:
Yoruba youths no wan go into agriculture ni
They are doing big boy.

For now, they're tapping into tech industry. But I know very soon, they will embrace agriculture in mass.

We should go into mechanized agriculture... imagine how much we would make from just cocoa with the machinery of today

naijadrivablog:
It may not yield much as NEDC and NDDC but they should for equity sake. Middle Belt too.

All regions should have a development commission funded totally by them. The earlier we accept that each region has different needs, the better

Great development.. the future of the Yoruba Race is looking bright.